CESNUR – Human Rights and Religious Freedom Experts Decry Government Persecution of Minority Religion in Japan Washington, DC, Sept. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Center for Studies on New Religions, Human Rights and Religious Freedom Experts Decry Government Persecution of Minority Religion in Japan CESNUR’s Bitter Winter Magazine Posts Booklet Explaining Why […]
Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday slashed its 2023 Philippine economic growth projection from 6 percent to 5.7 percent due to inflation and global headwinds. In its Asian Development Outlook (ADO) September 2023 update, the multil…
The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) is optimistic about growth in the sugar industry that will result in better farmgate sugar prices amid the expected decrease in production of major sugar-producing countries. SRA Administrator Pablo Luis Azcon…
Bad weather due to Typhoons Goring and Hanna and the southwest monsoon (habagat) caused PHP1.76 billion worth of damage to agriculture, the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported on Wednesday. The amount of damage was recorded in the Cordillera and I…
The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Provincial Council) of Quezon on Tuesday approved a resolution endorsed by the Provincial Development Council (PDC) for the construction of 61-kilometer Toll Road 5 (TR5) requiring a budget of PHP28.1 billion. Majority fl…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of weaponizing food, energy and children as he addressed the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City on Tuesday. Zelenskyy said nuclear weapons are not ‘the scariest now” and stres…
Pope Francis warned Tuesday that the world is on the brink of a nuclear war like the 1962 Cuban missile crisis. The Pope conveyed the message at an international conference in Oslo commemorating the 60th anniversary of Pope John XXIII’s influential en…
The Police Regional Office (PRO) 8 (Eastern Visayas) has tagged the New People’s Army (NPA) as responsible for the recent killing of a village chief in Paranas town, Samar province. In a statement issued Wednesday, the PRO-8 disclosed that armed rebel…
Residents living near the restive Mayon Volcano in Albay are reminded to wear masks to protect themselves from the harmful effects of ashfall. Face masks must be worn to cover the nose and mouth as volcanic ash can affect the respiratory system, eyes …
A strong earthquake shook New Zealand’s South Island on Wednesday. According to GeoNet, ‘a magnitude 6.0 earthquake with strong shaking has occurred at 9:14 a.m. (local time).’ ‘The earthquake was 11 km. deep and located within 45 km. north of Geraldi…
Seven archers, led by Paul Marton Dela Cruz, will represent the Philippines in the forthcoming 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Also joining Dela Cruz in the regional biennial meet are Amaya Cojuangco and Andrea Robles (compound women), Jason Feli…
